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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| 2017-09-22 | 2021-04-26 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 is just a bit better than Asus ROG Phone 5, getting a global score of 85 against 84.7. Despite of the fact that the iPhone 8 is much older than Asus ROG Phone 5, it's design is way thinner and notably lighter. Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a just a little better pixel amount per inch in the screen, a way higher 1080 x 2448px resolution, a really larger display and a much brighter display.
The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a much greater storage to store more apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 5, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity. The iPhone 8 has a bit better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Asus ROG Phone 5 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPhone 8, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Asus ROG Phone 5 also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality, a camera with a lot better 64 megapixels resolution and a much higher 7680x4320 video quality.
Asus ROG Phone 5 features a much longer battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has a 229 percent larger battery size.
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